The crew of the fishing vessel are believed to be onboard a life raft promoting a search that had been ongoing since Dec. 31, 2020.
U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of Lt. Scott Handlin.
SANTA RITA, Guam — The Coast Guard, Federated States of Micronesia first responders, good Samaritans and the Navy rescue six mariners off the Mortlock Islands, Chuuk State, Thursday.
The crew of the FSS Micronesia rescued the mariners, last seen on Nov 3rd, and is currently transporting them back to the Oneop Atoll, Chuuk State, Federated States of Micronesia. All six mariners were reported to be in stable condition.
“The combined efforts displayed by our partners in the Federated States of Micronesia resulted in the success of saving the six mariners and bringing them back to safety,” said Cmdr. Greg Sickels, the Coast Guard Forces Micronesia | Sector Guam deputy commander. “These partnerships are paramount in the overall success of search and rescue missions in the Pacific.”
At 9:17 a.m., Nov 4th, Coast Guard Forces Micronesia | Sector Guam watchstanders received a report from the Mayor’s office on Oneop Atoll in Chuuk stating the 24-foot skiff with 6 people aboard was overdue.
Arlington is deployed to U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet to support humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR) efforts in Haiti following a 7.2-magnitude earthquake Aug. 14, 2021.
U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class John Bellino.
Upon notification, the Federated States of Micronesia authorities deployed the crew of the FSS Micronesia while multiple Coast Guard assets were deployed with good Samaritans and a Navy P-8 Poseidon aircrew also joining in the search.
The U.S. Navy P-8 aircrew located the missing skiff approximately 40 nautical miles southeast of the Mortlock Islands, FSM, at which point the crew of the FSS Micronesia diverted their original route, arrived on scene, and rescued the six mariners at approximately 11:30 p.m., Thursday.
Involved in the search:
- The crew of the FSS Micronesia
- Two Air Station Barbers Point HC-130 Hercules aircrews
- The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Frederick Hatch
- The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Sequoia
- Coast Guard Forces Micronesia | Sector Guam watchstanders
- Coast Guard Joint Rescue Coordination Center watchstanders
- A Navy P-8A Poseidon aircrew
- A Caroline Islands Air aircrew
- Local good Samaritans
*All times are in Chamorro Standard Time
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